Live from Dinwidde,VA - NHRA Lucas Oil Series #1

[Jack Matyas]

Hi kids - Well , here's the thing - you know what they say about the best plans etc - forget about that , this is the first race of the season for us in D1 and whatever can go wrong will .And that explains why i'm still in Bethlehem instead of Virginia Motorsports Park .More about that later .

So one has to ask himself ( opps, or herself ) am i ready for this new season ? Fresh gas - check.Credentials all up to date- check.Belts still good? check .And now that we have a new decal czar - Jill McKenna - do we have the latest decals on ?When getting teched this weekend it might not be a bad idea to pick them up at the NHRA tech trailer .

Today will be test and tune and maybe , just maybe someone who is there will post a few times and pics for us as i won't be arriving till later in the day .

More as the day wears on .........Oh, and if we're lucky our fearless leader will show up and pitch in till i get there .Yo Ken ! ! !

[Jack Matyas]

Just received an email - the schedule MAY be changed because of possible bad weather to roll in on Sunday .Those changes may included 3 runs on Friday and going straight into eliminations first thing Saturday morning .More as it becomes available ......

[vic guilmino]

Raining now

[Ken Miele]

Sorry Jack, you are on your own. I had other commitments, I know you can handle it on your own. Here is the only photo I have, its from Tuesday. The weather was great and the track was empty.

[vic guilmino]

Starting to clear

[BKSG1198]

Already made the call to run all time runs on Friday (Top 8 Races will be run after 2nd session if possible), no time runs on Saturday and all eliminations will be completed on Saturday since Sunday is looking like a complete wash-out. All cars entering on Saturday will be placed on the bottom of the ladder.

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning all -What a night , the Weathermen were right on as the rains came during the evening but quit around 4 AM and since then nothing but some fog and pretty dreary out .I'm pretty sure that the early morning start that was planned won't be happening as they are calling locally for some scattered showers this morning but the rest of the day looks great .

If you're headed here there's plenty of good pit space left .....more later.

[Jack Matyas]

OK, I'll fess up - the race hasn't even started yet and my weekend is already in the crapper - no kidding - see pic # 1 and you'll believe it .Then you can look at pic # 2 and see an appliance?? that is not normally seen inside a motorhome - you'll get my drift .After that we can talk about my scooter - which wouldn't start this morning - then i realized that i took the battery out to charge it up - and it's fully charged but at my shop back home. After all that we can examine the weather situation - it's 10 o'clock - tech is open but not much else going on except in my pit where its a Chinese fire drill for sure .

I can't wait to get to my trailer and race car ............and then there is the breakfast story but i'll save that for later as you're probably spitting out your coffee laughing as it is .

Some days it's hard to be me ......

Wind is picking up - not sure what's going on......Later.

[Eric Merryfield]

Its all how you look at it Jack......that is clearly the lucky Wally Winning crapper.....it will protect you from bad driving decisions, non-favorable heads up runs, and rapid weather changes that screw with your dial and most importantly for your COPO......racecar breakage......the price....well if you have a nor cold and it has gone into needs to be reset mode, thats not too bad......at least you have an igloo, and you can do the reset procedure during the day...if the fridge is dead, better it be April than July. The waste oil tank so near is clearly a gift from the gods......

Enjoy your lucky pit spot. Might want to close the windows on the side of the Wally Winner.......the plexiglass punisher will surely be visiting.....with malodorous cloud following shortly thereafter....

Eric

[Jack Matyas]

They just announced that we'll be on the track in less than hour - we will see ! ! !